Dallas Stars at Nashville Predators NHL Picks & Predictions 3/6/2018

Tuesday, March 6, 2018

Bridgestone Arena

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The Dallas Stars head to Bridgestone Arena to take on the Nashville Predators on Tuesday, March 6, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Stars at +144 and the Predators at -160.

Dallas has a record of 37-23-5 this year and away from home they have a record of 14-13-3-2. They are 4th in the Central Division. They have tallied 193 goals and surrendered 171 goals for a point differential of +22. For the year they have an ATS mark of 37-28-0 and an over/under record of 34-29-0. Nashville has a record of 42-14-9 including 22-7-3-2 on home ice this year. They are 1st in the Central Division. They've scored 214 goals and have given up 168 for a goal differential of +46. Their record against the spread is 42-23-0 while their over/under mark is 33-31-0.

Valuable Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 37-28-0 straight up this year

The Dallas Stars are 34-29-0 against the over/under this season

Important Nashville Predators Betting Trends

The Nashville Predators are 42-23-0 straight up this year

The Nashville Predators are 33-31-0 against the over/under this season

Key Dallas Stars Injuries

03/05/18 GO Kari Lehtonen None will start in goal Tuesday vs Nashville
03/01/18 C Martin Hanzal Back is out indefinitely

Key Nashville Predators Injuries

03/04/18 D Roman Josi Upper Body is "?" Tuesday vs Dallas

Player Spotlight

Jamie Benn has scored 58 total points this year for the Stars. He has 22 goals this season with 189 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 36 assists on the year and averages 19.6 minutes played per contest. Tyler Seguin averages 20.5 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by tallying 34 goals on 260 attempts. He has 26 assists, giving him a total of 60 points on the year. Ben Bishop has 26 wins and 17 losses this season in goal for the Stars. He has 1,397 shots against him and he's surrendered 117 goals. He's made 1,280 stops for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Kevin Fiala has 42 total points this season for the Predators. He has 21 goals this year with 150 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 21 assists on the year and averages 15.4 minutes played per contest. P.K. Subban averages 24 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 15 goals on 167 attempts. He has 35 assists, giving him a total of 50 points on the year. Pekka Rinne has 35 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Predators. He has 1,514 shots against him and he's given up 111 goals. He's made 1,403 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Stars have 79 total points this year, which is 9th in the NHL. They've scored 193 goals while giving up 171 scores, which has them ranked 14th and 28th respectively. They have had 198 power play chances and scored 38 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 19%. That is 19th in the league. The Stars have given up 224 power play opportunities and surrendered 38 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, ranking them 4th when short-handed. They average 32 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.36% for the year. They allow 30 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is 8th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Predators are 2nd in the league with a total of 93 points this season. They have 50 power play goals on 220 chances for a percentage of 23%. That is 4th in the NHL. They've given up 233 power play opportunities and surrendered 43 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking 13th overall. As a team, the Predators are 6th with a total of 214 goals scored while they've given up 168 goals this season, ranking 29th in goals against. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.17%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them 1st overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Dallas has a Corsi percentage of 51.3% as they've tried 3,859 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 3,667 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 9th in Corsi percentage. They are 6th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 51.6% as they have 2,833 shots while they've given up 2,656 attempts on defense. The Stars start possessions in the offensive zone 48.3% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.7% for the year. That puts them 28th and 4th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 2,182 face-off wins as opposed to 1,919 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 53.2%. That is 3rd overall in the NHL. On defense Dallas has 1,445 hits and they've blocked 1,011 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 9th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Predators start possessions in the offensive zone 49% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51% for the year. That ranks them 23rd and 8th respectively in the NHL. They have 2,164 face-off wins as opposed to 1,926 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.9%. That is 4th in the league. On defense Nashville has 1,341 hits and they've blocked 945 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 19th in blocked shots. Nashville is ranked 10th in Corsi percentage with 51% as they've tried 3,925 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 3,776 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 13th in the NHL at 50.9%, as they have 2,936 shots while they've given up 2,831 attempts on defense.

Who will win tonight's Stars/Predators NHL game against the spread?

Tony's Pick: Take Dallas +144

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